Cysticercosis of the tongue.
Cysticercosis is a condition where man forms the intermediate host for the proglottids of Taenia solium. The common sites of cysticercosis are brain, skeletal muscle and subcutaneous tissues, but they can be found at any site. An unusual case of lingual cysticercosis is being reported.
Rao
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka, India.
Radhakrishna
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K
Kapadia
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology